Working Hard

Working hard 
But seem stuck in debris 
Struggling, attempting
Fighting
To get free. 

Is help on the way 
Or
Am I by myself 
Can I pull it off 
Sit back, relax 
Harbouring no doubt? 

This I hope, I do pray 
But as of now 
I’m stuck
In
Disaster’s stinking muck.
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2022 

Hidden Beneath

Hidden beneath 
the sacrifice 

Deep
in the abyss of darkness 
deceit  

Sits
a radiance of hope 
glimmering 
breathing 

No words spoke 
but
listen 

Listen. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2022

Hope

Hope is eternal 
Hope is strength 
Take all good things that come your way 
Hoping
Believing in a better day. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2021

On The Other Side, Sliding Down

On the other side, sliding down

The slippery slope
Laughing, crying I turn round
I hope the way is clear
The path won’t steer me wrong

On the other side, sliding down.
~ Patrice

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2020

Hope You’re Right

 

Hope you’re right
Hope not left in the heart of distress.

Maybe tomorrow
I can be laughing in the midst of endless.
~ Patrice

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2020

Hope

Hope is all I have
To get me through the day.

Hope that all the bad
Will disappear like yesterday.

Hope I have the strength
To stand tall and say

I am good
I am the best
I am all I need
I will leave the rest.
~ Patrice

© Patrice Clarkson – 2019

Let Me Write Something Smart And Clever

Let me write
Something smart and clever
Telling the world
Secrets they didn’t know.

Pour my thoughts out
Convey all the things
I understand
And now know.

Hope they show
Compassion, loving kindness
And a knowledge given me
That til then I didn’t know.
~ Patrice

© Patrice Clarkson – 2018

I Don’t Need To Write Each Day

I don’t need to write each day
Nothing says I must, I may.

Not only of heartache do I tell a written tale
With knowing words that ache
As t’s are crossed and hope is there and all I’ve got.

But still, no one, nothing says
I must, I may write these words
Swirling in my head.
~ Patrice

© Patrice Clarkson – 2014

You Wait And Hope

 

 

 

You wait and hope
My heart will open
And let you
Back in.

I cannot see how
It will ever be
So much has passed
So much
I can’t let go.

My heart was open
Once to only you
You trudged across
Careless cold.

Now you must
Wait and hope
That is what
You can do.
~ Patrice

 

© Patrice Clarkson – 2013

The Light Comes Thru

 

 

 

 

 

The light comes thru
Just a crack
Lighting all that has been
Black
Giving hope, strength
On it’s lighting way.

The more you see
The more it spreads
Bringing salvation to those
That had no destiny
Only dread.

Just one spark of light
Can spread and fill
The dark of night full of
Happiness
And most of all
Delight.
~ Patrice

 

© Patrice Clarkson – 2013